Washington Waldorf School

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Washington Waldorf School
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Address
Washington Waldorf School
4800 Sangamore Road

,
20816

United States
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Type Waldorf school
Faculty84
Grades Pre-K to 12
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment280
Average class size22 (Lower), 17 (High)
Student to teacher ratio7:1
Campus sizeSix acres
Campus typeSuburban
MascotRed-Tailed Hawks
Tuition$20,200 - $40,800 (Varies) [1]
Website Washington Waldorf School

The Washington Waldorf School is a private K-12 school in Bethesda, Maryland, just north of Washington, D.C., on a 6-acre campus the school rents from Montgomery County.

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As a Waldorf school, the curriculum is based on the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner. Washington Waldorf School is one of over 1000 Waldorf schools worldwide and 150 Waldorf schools in North America.

The school has one of the few outdoor kindergarten programs in the Washington, D.C., area. [2]

History

The Washington Waldorf School was founded initially as a grade school in 1969 in Washington, D.C., and in 1982 moved to its current six-acre campus in Bethesda, Maryland. The high school was added in 1984 and graduated its first 12th grade in 1988. [3]

The school is accredited by Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools [4] and the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America. [5] The school's sports teams (baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, and softball) compete in the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference. [6] The school mascot is the Red-Tailed Hawks.

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References

  1. "Washington Waldorf School: Tuition Information" . Retrieved Jan 17, 2024.
  2. "Waldorf in the Woods Profile".
  3. Washington Waldorf School: About Us. Accessed 2009-04-17.
  4. "AIMS".
  5. AWSNA Member School List. Accessed 2009-04-17.
  6. Mitch Rubin, Jeff Seidel, Washington Waldorf goes back-to-back, The Washington Post, May 3, 1999. Accessed 2009-04-17.

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